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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Ugly, ugly, ugly
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As you can see from my game story, John Anderson has had enough with the way his team is playing, so much so that he sounded like a man eager to shake things up. Something has to happen before Dec. 1 becomes Jan. 1 and a 10-point deficit in the standings becomes a 20-point one. But we all know coaches don’t have the final say when it comes to who’s on the roster.
The current 1-5-1 stretch the Thrashers are on is not what Anderson signed up for when he took the job. My question: What should he and Don Waddell do personnel-wise? Is it time to grab some players from Chicago who might not be ready but at least will play hard for 60 minutes? Is it time for a low-level trade to alter the mix? Or, and I’m just asking, not suggesting, is it time to trade the one star this team has? You can’t trade a goalie until Kari Lehtonen gets back on the ice and plays a few games, so that’s off the table for now.
Speaking of playing hard, Joey Crabb seemed to do just that today. He was credited with two hits and a blocked shot in 10:25 of ice time.
Ondrej Pavelec played great in net.
Otherwise … see the headline of this blog entry.
